Garment-fitter.



I. COHEN.

GARMENT FITTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24. 1914.

1,157,085. Patented- Oct. 19, 1915.

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GARMENT FITTER.

APPLICATION FILED 0121.24. 1914.

' Patented 001. 19, 1915..

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GARMENT FITTER.

APPLICATION FILED 001.24. 1914.

1,157,085 Patented Oct. 19,1915.

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GARMENT FITTER.

APPLICATION FILED 0m. 24. 1914.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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To all whom it may concermf I en . Iszmc consular GLOUCESTER, MAssAorInsETTs.

'Application 'f i ieii October 24, 1914. I l seri alNo. 63,452;

Be it knownthat I, IsnAo-CoHEm-acitr' zen ofthe United States, residing in Glouces ter, .inthe county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Fi tters, of which the following is' a specification;

The object of niy inven'tion is to-provide means for taking the shape or-measurements of persons, male'or female, to serve'as guides construction; Fig.' 3'is a perspectivewiew I ofthe o'utside'frame employed to inclose the garment fitting 1 frame'fand to bend it in sin fitting the clothing for suchpersons. V I Ordinarily the tailor gets measurements with a tape line and records these measure ments and the goods is cut a'nd"bastedm'a'nd' then tried on the person and .often it is necessary to several times try-the garment on in order to produce a perfect fit.

According to my invention I provide an adjustable frame made infsuch way that it may be placed on theperson and adjusted in such manner as to produce-a close'fit of the person which will give the' exact shape of the body and when thus adjusted the frame can be usedby the tailor as a form in. cuttingand fitting the garment so" that'itiis unnecessary for the customer .to have the garment tried on, but the garment when made in accordance with the framewill be complete and may be delivered to the cuss" tomer'. It is also possible, by'the use of my invention, fora customer to 'use his'or' her own fitting frame, or'to obtam one and to send it to a tailor WllO'CEtll use such frame for making a garment without the personal attendance of the customer.

The garment fitting frame which use is:

made more or less flexible or bendable in parts and it is provided with meansfor so adjusting it that an accurate form for fitting the'garment may be produced. In connection with said fitting frame I employ outer frame made somewhatstronger and stouter than that first mentioned and which is provided with adjustingdevicesby means of which different parts of the fittingframe may be bentor otherwise shaped." When this outside frame is applied-{to the fitting frame it is securely fastened thereto and inthis condition may be conveyed or shipped to any desired point, the fitting framebeing thus held securely in place without dangeryof being distorted-or changed in shape. When it is desired to use the fitting frame for taking the measure, said outside frame} is removed and the fitting frameis' attached-toa sup:

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Patented 1 ment fitting frame. embodying my 'improve- I 'j i port of novel cdnstnition, whi holds t .Jfitting i -ments.-=.---Fig. '2- is a" front "elevation of the same and in this connection it may be said that a-rearelevat1on wouldshow the same various parts to give the desired shape.

'Figs 3 is a detail view showing how the. standards of-the' outer frame may. be adjusted vertical-1y; Fig. 4 is'a front elevation of the] supporting frame on" which the garment fitting frame is held after it has. beenshaped and while the measurements are being taken. Fig.5 is, a detail view of one of;

thearm pieces of'the SUPPOI't'ShOWIl in Fig.

4. Fig.6 is a top plan view of the collar portion of the supportingframe. Fig. 7'

- shows a'verticalfsection of the collar-on the line'7'7; of-FigG. IFig'. 8 is ajperspe'ctive view of one of the horizontal armsforming part 'offthesupporting'frame, Fig.9 is a. detail view thereof. a Fig. 10 isa side eleva: tion of the supporting frame shown in-Fig. 4:.

The garment fitting frame shownin-Figs. I

1 and'Q'is adapted to be applied to the-per-f, son andl'soladjusted as to produce a't'substan body'fwhichlcan afterward beused in taking.

.tial facsimileof the'upper portionfof the} measurements from which'thegoods maybe" v cut. Thefram'e's and supports shown in the" remaining figures of the drawings are used.

in connection with the fitting frame, shown iniFigs; 1 and 2, in the manner hereinafter described. I v a In' the construction of the fitting frame, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, I employ metal for thejmostpart. The vertically arranged relatively wide :metallic strips A,,.Ai", at the front-"of the frame are connected to similar metal strips 'at the back of j the; frame by means 1 of horizontally arranged wide bands B, 13 ,13 13*. 'These'bands are arranged; substantially at equal distances apart, the

lowerband;B being attheibottom of the frame and thefupperband'B being arranged just below the planeof tlie'arm'pitsz. I At the top" of the"frame' there {is a collar-band C divideuatz andihe'ld in place by ahooktmd L eye 0. The collar band is adjustable, as indicated in F1g. l, by means of a tongue 0 passing through a slot 0 and the band is held in its adjusted position by means of a.

hook 0* adapted to engage eyelets or holes 0 in the tongue. As indicated in Fig. 2 the collar C. is preferably provided with adjusting devices of the kind just described on opposite sides. Relativelynarrow and somewhat more flexible strips D are arranged vertically between the lower band B and the up. per band B, and these are interlaced with similar horizontally arranged strips D. The strips D and Dare not secured together nor are they secured to the bands B, 33 ,13 and ther fore they may be adjusted to any desired extent. The strips D are, however, secured to the upper band B". The formation shownin Fig. 2 at the front of the fitting frame is duplicated at the rear thereof; Above the top band B the frame is con-- structed in a somewhat different waywhich willbe hereinafter described.

Each of the bands B, 13 ,13 B is provided with adjusting devices by means of which its length may be varied. These ad justing devices are shown in a general way pose the strips A, A. are formed with slots at through which extend pins carrying hooks a which are adapted to engage eyelets a Each of the bands B, B B B is provided with such devices, thearrangement being such that not only can the bands be varied in diameter but they may be raised and lowered to obtain the proper adjustments. When the bands are tightened, corresponding movements are given to the narrow strips D, D, 2'. 6., the strips D, D are bent or compressed and as they are made of flexible material they retain the shape thus given to them.

By reference to Fig.1 it will also be observed that the horizontally arranged nar" row strips D are provided with adjusting devices (Z of the kind hereinbefore mentioned and such adjusting devices are preferably employed on the opposite sides of the fitter.

The fitting frame is provided on opposite j devices 79. To thls band are attached shoulsides with arm portionszl? made in sections, as shown, and adjustably connected. Each arm portion comprises two parts 7 which are attached to the top band B adjustably by-means of the devices G and two top portionsf adjustably connected at H with the upper ends of the lower strips ,7. The parts f at their upper endslare adjustably connected at 1. Between the arm portions F and the collar there are strips J which ex- 'tend from the vertical strlps A, A to the arm portions, it being understood that strips similar to those shown at J in Fig. 2 are arranged on the rear part of the fitting frame. These strips J areadjustable at 7' and-they are interlaced with somewhat wider strips K which extend from the upper band B over the shoulders being made adjustable at Lin the manner indicated in Fig. 'l. Straps h arranged transversely of the arm framesmay also be employed, being adjust able at h, as shown. These are for the purpose of holding the arm portions of the frame in place when they are adjusted.

When it is desired to use the garment fitter above described, the two halves thereof are disconnected and-applied to the person in an obvious way. After they are thus applied the two halves are connected with each other by the fastening devices a, a

and then the various strips are adjusted so as to cause the frame toas tightly as possible fit the person, but an accurate fit cannot always be obtained in this way and in order to perfect the fit I employ the frame shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This frame is applied outside the fitting frame shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and by means of certain adjusting devices certain parts of the frame are bent until they accurately fit thebody. The frame shown in Fig. 3 comprises uprights or standards N, each of said standards being made in two parts a connected by hooks and eyes n by means of which the vertical portions of the frame may be separated or held together. The upper ends of the parts N are connected to a collar 0 which is divided on the lines indicated. The lower portion of the frame is provided with feet 0' which may be pro vided with casters or rollers, as shown, en-

the diameters of which may be varied by means of adjusting devices 2?, and these bands carry set screws Q which are used in the manner hereinafter described. There is also another horizontally arranged band P, the diameter of which: may also be changed or adjusted by means of adjusting der portions or bands R which may be adjusted by means of devices r and r. The bands R also carry setscrews S similar to r the screws Q beforereferred to. ,d/Vhen the 7 frame shown in Fig. 3 is applied tothe fitted frame shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the bands P", P P Ptare given the proper. adjustment and then .the set screws Q, and S are adjusted in suchmanner that their inner ends,- which are provided with plates 9 to such adjustment that it conforms properly to the body of the person .beingfitted, the

fitting'frame with its outer frame may besent to a tailor or shipped to any desired frame shown in Figs. 4 to 10 of the draw;

' arms Y projecting sidewise in opposite. di 'rections from the standard. These arms ings. This frame comprises a base portion T in which is adjustably mounteda standard- T which may be held at any deslrable posl- 7 tion by means of a set screw t. This standard- T supports two vertical series of horizontal arms U extending forwardly and rearwardly from the standard and adjustahly held therein by means'of set screws a. By means of such screws the arms U may be projected. forwardly and rearwardly to I any desired extent. Each one of the arms -U.carries devices V of any sultable construc tion adapted for attachment to the garment fitting frame. v

At the top of the standard T there is a collar portion 37 shown most clearly in Figs. 6 and 7. It comprises a band w split and overlapped at w surrounding the upper end of the standard Tand connected therewith by arms 20 10 which are slotted as indicated in such manner that the collar. may be made to be of larger or smaller diameter and may be held' in place by nuts 'w, of. The standard T near its upper end carries have recesses in their outer ends into which fit rods Y, which rodsmay be adjustably held in the arms Y by means of set screws 1 The rods Y support arm frames X, the construction and shape of which are clearly shown in'Fig. 5, and each of which is made in twopartsadjustably connected by the de vices 00. These latter devices may be of any suitable construction. As shown, they comprise a stud bolt secured to one member a of the frame and extending through-a, slot 50 in the'other part thereof." The bolt carries a nut m which may be loosened for adjustment and tightened to hold the parts in their adjusted position; A vertical rod a is attached to the upper portion tr at arms Y justably connected with place by a set screw 00?. .By these devices' the'sizeor shape "ofthe arm frames may "be changed and they maybe moved nearer to .or farther away from the-standard T,

and they may be given a oslight vertical ad-I f .justment irelatively to the arms Y, The Y support vertically arranged rods M 7 "which extend through {said arms anda-reheld in'placeby set screws'mr At their up per, endsthe rods ,M are provided with-heads m' wh'ich are adaptedl.-to engage theshoulder strap s or. strips of thega'rment fitting-f .1;

frame. Saidgarmeritffitting frame, ofthe kind' in'dicate d"inFigsQI and 2,= when it is taken out of the outer frame,

the proper adjustments to hold the garment vent it from losing its shape and to'enable ments.

I claim as my invention:

LA garment fitting frame, comprising vertical pairs of strips one at thefront 'and-- v i one at the rear of the frame, means for detachably connecting the strips of each pair together, bands adjustably secured to said vertical arm frames provided with mg them, means for adj ustably connecting the arm frames with the upper horizontally shown 111mg;

.3, is placed on fthejsupport, sho'wn'in Figs. 5' A and 10, and the arms U, M, place and when thehieasurements are tobe: taken the outer frameis removed and the fitting frame is placed onthe supportmg the tailor to etc.," are giventake the necessary measurea series of horizontally arranged arranged band, shoulder bands, means for ad usting their length, means for adjustably connecting the shoulder bands with the. upper horizontally arranged bands, and flexible strips arranged. horizontally and vertically between said horizontal and vertical bands interlaced with each other and which are adjustable relatively to each other and to said horizontal and vertical bands. 7, 2.A garment fitting frame, comprising vertically arranged pairs of strips, one at the front and one at-the rear, means for detachably connecting the strips of each pair together, a collar band attached to the vertically arranged strips, -means for adj ust ing the collar band to vary itsdiameter, a series. of horizontally arranged bands adthe verticalstrips, means for adjustingthe horizontal bands to vary their diameter, arm frames, means for adjusting them-to vary their size and shape,

bands-flexible strips arranged vertically and held in place by 'said' -bands,

' means for adju'stably-connecting the shoul-. -der fra'mes with the upper one of'the horizontally arranged bands, shoulder bands,

i flexib1 p {arranged y; and interla ed, with.

l 1 means" for adjustablyconnectingf themwith; the upper one of the horizontally arranged strips, means for adjusting said horizontally arranged bands to vary their diameter, arm frames, means for adjustably connecting the arm frames Withthe upper one of said horizontally arranged bands, shoulderbands adjustably connected With the upper one of said horizontally arranged bands, flexible strips arranged horizontally and vertically and held in place by said bands; and an outer frame applied to said garment fitting frame, comprising vertically arranged porsubscribed my name.

' ISAAC COHEN.

Witnesses:

WALTER C..K1Ns, OORA M. TYNE.

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